Sewing box



Aug. 17, 1954 s HARMAN 4 SEWING BOX Filed May 19, 1952 Inez 5. Harman INVENTOR.

BY a

Arm-11:

Patented Aug. 17, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,686,621 SEWING Box Inez S. Harman, Lake Wilson, Minn.

Application May 19, 1952, Serial No. 288,634

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in sewing boxes adapted to contain spools of cotton and other sewing equipment.

An important object of this invention is to provide a sewing box adapted to contain a plurality of spools of cotton in a concealed and recessed position to protect the thread from fading as well as from becoming unwound from the spools and providing means for lifting a selected spool from its recessed position to facilitate removal thereof from the box.

A further object of this invention is to provide a sewing box of simple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation is more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the sewing box with the cover removed; and,

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on a line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention the numeral 5 designates the sewing box generally and which is of circular shape and includes a permanent top 6 and bottom 1.

The top 6 is formed with a plurality of circularly arranged chambers or pockets 8 of cylindrical shape which have an open upper end and a bottom 9 with a guide or pilot pin l rising centrally therefrom in the chamber or pocket. Each chamber or pocket 8 is adapted to receive a spool of thread I l in a vertical position with the guide pin in extending upwardly in the cen-.

tral opening or bore 12 in the hub of the spool and with the uppermost flange 13 of the spool flush with the top 6 of the box.

A plurality of posts 14 rise from the bottom 1 of the box and each is formed with a bifurcated upper end I in which a lever [B is pivoted for vertical swinging movement on a transverse pin One end of lever 16 is positioned in an opening l8 at the bottom and side of chamber or pocket 8 to underlie the lowermost flange 19 of the spool H while the other end of the lever underlies a push button or plunger 20 which is slidable vertically in a sleeve or tube 2| extending downwardly from the underside of top 6 of the box. The upper end of push button or plunger 20 projects upwardly from the top 6 and the lower end of the push button or plunger is formed with a flange 22 which rests on the adjacent end of lever 16.

The bottom 1 of the box is formed with a plurality of openings 23 positioned immediately under the plungers or push buttons 20 to facilitate assembly of the levers I6 and the plungers or push buttons 26 in the box. The plungers or push buttons are differently colored to match the color of the related spools of thread II.

The box 5 is also formed with a central chamber 24 in which a pin cushion 25 is positioned and a removable cover 26 is fitted on top of the box.

In the operation of the device, the spools ll normally rest in a concealed and protected position in the chambers or pockets 8 and the weight of these spools engaging one end of lever It holds its associated plunger or push button 20 in a raised position, as shown by full lines in Figure 2 of the drawing.

In order to remove a selected spool of thread, its associated plunger or push button 20 is depressed to swing lever l6 vertically and the spool II will thus be raised above the surface of the top 6 of the box, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 2, in a convenient position to grasp the spool and lift the same from its chamber or pocket 8.

In View of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended. by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what claimed as new is:

A sewing box having a top and also having a chamber accessible through an opening in the top, said chamber being adapted to receive a spool of thread, a lever pivoted at its intermediate portion in the box and having one end underlying the spool, a vertical guide extending downwardly from the top, and a push button slidably mounted in the guide and engaging the other end of the lever to actuate the lever in a movement to raise the spool from the chamber.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 444,766 Poole Jan. 13, 1891 1,001,662 Marinsky Aug. 29, 1911 1,270,584 Adams June 25, 1918 2,425,836 Shirrmacher Aug. 19, 1947 2,495,611 Swibel Jan. 24, 1950 

